Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
July 4, 2022
Submitted
July 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8653A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
37037
Aircraft time
25,899 hours, 11,898 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
EX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN MISSING MATERIAL AT APPROX STA 1100 AT FWD HINGE OF APU DOOR. RAMP REPORTED SKIN MISSING IN DOUBLER BY FWD APU HINGE DOOR. PIC ATTACHED IN TASK INFORMATION. / [01] PERFORMED REPAIRED PROCEDURES UP TO STEP 4.C. UP TO NDT IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 REPAIR #1;[02] PERFORMED REQUIRED NDT INSPECTION PER SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 REPAIR #1. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK TO CONTINUE WITH REPAIR.;[03] ACCOMPLISHED THE INSURANCE CUT (.040). IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-1<BR>REPAIR #1 UP TO STEP 4. D.;[04] COMPLIED WITH RII INSPECTION UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 4D IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1;[05] ACCOMPLISHED WITH STEP 4.E UP TO 4.N. IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1.;[06] VERIFIED ACCOMPLISHMENT OF STEP 4.E UP TO 4.N. IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1.;[07] ACCOMPLISHED SRM 53-80-01-2R REPAIR 1 STEPS 4.N THROUGH 4.R;[08] VERIFIED ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SRM 53-80-01-2R REPAIR 1 STEPS 4.N THRU 4.R;[09] EA 22-153-01967 SUMMARY ADDED TO TASK TTG8Q00DD2XG. REFERENCE BARCODE TTG8Q00DEC59

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